Definition of bass Bass
/bæˈs/ - [bats] - bass
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WordNet
NounPlural: basses |
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| bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments | ||
| musical instrument, instrument any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds | ||
| bass fiddle, bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, string bass, bass viol largest and lowest member of the violin family | ||
| bass guitar the guitar with six strings that has the lowest pitch | ||
| bass horn, sousaphone, tuba the lowest brass wind instrument | ||
| bass - the lowest part in polyphonic music | ||
| bass part | ||
| voice, part a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices" | ||
| ground bass a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated | ||
| bass - nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes | ||
| percoid, percoid fish, percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes | ||
| bass - the lowest adult male singing voice | ||
| bass voice, basso | ||
| singing voice the musical quality of the voice while singing | ||
| bass - the lowest part of the musical range | ||
| bass - an adult male singer with the lowest voice | ||
| basso | ||
| bass - any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) | ||
| freshwater bass | ||
| freshwater fish flesh of fish from fresh water used as food | ||
| freshwater bass North American food and game fish | ||
| largemouth bass flesh of largemouth bass | ||
| bass - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae | ||
| sea bass | ||
| saltwater fish flesh of fish from the sea used as food | ||
| sea bass any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin | ||
Adjectivebass, basser, bassest |
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| bass - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" | ||
| deep | ||
| low-pitched, low set at a low angle or slant; "a low-pitched roof" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bass (Noun)
A low spectrum of sound tones. - bass (Noun)
A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than tenor. - bass (Noun)
A male singer who sings in the bass range. - bass (Noun)
An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass , bass guitar , electric bass or bass synthesiser. - bass (Noun)
The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef . - bass (Noun)
The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes. - bass (Verb)
To sound in a deep tone. - bass (Adjective)
Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bass (pl. )
of Bass - bass (n.)
An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species. - bass (n.)
The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass. - bass (n.)
Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass. - bass (n.)
The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish. - bass (n.)
The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast. - bass (n.)
A hassock or thick mat. - bass (a.)
A bass, or deep, sound or tone. - bass (a.)
The lowest part in a musical composition. - bass (a.)
One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. - bass (a.)
Deep or grave in tone. - bass (v. t.)
To sound in a deep tone.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A musical part or section lower than tenor and all other sections, with a typical range from the D below the bottom of the bass clef to the E above "middle C". -
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A marine fish (Percicthyidae or Centrarchidae) that is popular as game. -
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Of low frequency or range. -
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A male singer who sings in the deepest vocal range. -
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A sound range of low frequency or range. -
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An instrument that plays sounds of low frequency. -
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A musical clef indicating that the F3 note is placed on the fourth line. -
bass
Nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bass
bās, n. the low or grave part in music.—adj. low, deep, grave.—v.t. to sound in a deep tone.—ns. Bass′-horn, a musical wind-instrument, a modification of the bassoon, much lower and deeper in its tones; Thor′ough-bass, the theory of harmony. [See Base, low.] -
bass
Basse, bas, n. a marine fish allied to the perch. [A.S. bærs; cf. Ger. bars, the perch.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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bass
A soft sedge or rush (Juncus lævis), of which coarse kinds of rope and matting are made. A Gaelic term for the blade of an oar.
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fish
Bass is the name of some species (types) of fish that are often caught for fun. There are freshwater bass (that live in rivers and lakes) and saltwater bass (that live in the ocean). Many bass live in or near North America. Bass are from the order of Perciformes or "perch-like fish". Their name comes from the word for perch. -
music
Bass is a low or deep tone (low end frequency) in music. Low or deep tones are also called "low-pitched" tones, because the pitch is low. It is usually made by a bass guitar or an acoustic bass (a double bass). It can also be a deep, rumbling electronic sound made by a synthesizer, a deep singing voice, a baritone sax, or a deep bass drum. Bass gives the well-rounded depth to music. Bass almost always is used with treble sounds made by instruments such as a guitar, piano, a high singing voice, trumpet, or harmonica. -
singer
A singer who is a bass is a man with a low singing voice. Some basses may be able to sing down to C two octaves below middle C. Even low A is sometimes needed in Russian church music.
In opera basses often have the part of the villan, or the king, or a priest. A buffo-bass is a character role in which the bass singer needs a wide range for the comedy of the part. The part of Leporello in Mozart's "Don Giovanni" needs a buffo bass. The lowest kind of bass is called a basso-profondo. An example is the priest Sarastro in Mozart's "Magic Flute".
Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) was a famous Russian bass.
A baritone is a voice between tenor and bass in range, but some low baritones describe themselves as bass-baritones. Wotan in "Der Ring des Nibelungen" is a bass-baritone part. Bryn Terfel is a famous Welsh bass-baritone.
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🔤- bass, noun, singular of basses.
- bass, adjective.
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